Last time, you picked the hippocampus as the next horse breed you wanted to see. Since then, the hippocamps have gotten bored with their other horse friends, and want a new breed to come to the land. So, which breed do you think it should be?
Note: You can select multiple options in the poll, so if you like more than one breed, or can't decide, pick all the ones you like!
Last time I ran this poll, I received a lot of really great suggestions, so I added many of them.
There are a couple notable ideas that were suggested that I decided not to add to the poll, but that's because I hope to use them as something special in the future. I'm talking about Sleipnir and the Mares of Diomedes. These are both great suggestions (and Sleipnir has a special place in my heart), but they are more properly boss creatures. When I include them, that is what they will be.
Showing posts with label hippocamp. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hippocamp. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 6, 2016
Tuesday, February 2, 2016
Hippocamps and Seeing Underwater
Now that version 1.4.1 is out, riding a hippocamp lets you see underwater. This works even in the dark, because the way I currently have it implemented, going underwater while riding a hippocamp triggers the Night Vision potion effect.
Special thanks go out to Adrian, who suggested I add the Night Vision potion effect to a hippocamp's rider. It's a nice, easy solution to a problem that others had discovered while using the hipppcamp's otherwise awesome ability to let you explore underwater!
Even though giving the rider Night Vision is a nice way to solve a tricky problem, it still feels a little hacky to me. The potion effect doesn't turn off right away, and it flashes the screen annoyingly when it does start to wear off (at least I think it's annoying). Writing code to turn it off immediately when you come out of water is kind of complex, and may result in turning off legitimate uses of Night Vision potions, so I haven't done it yet.
The main problem is that the Minecraft code is written in such a way as there's no easy, central place to change the code so that it provides the Night Vision effect, without also changing core Minecraft classes. For now, I'm avoiding changing core classes, just because it increases the likelihood that The Ultimate Unicorn Mod will break something when used with other mods. Things break often enough with other mods that don't play nice, so I want to make sure to play nice! :)
I'll keep thinking about it, and if I come up with a better way to let players see underwater, I'll jump at it. For now, though, this is a pretty good solution.
If you have any ideas, feel free to let me know in the comments!
Special thanks go out to Adrian, who suggested I add the Night Vision potion effect to a hippocamp's rider. It's a nice, easy solution to a problem that others had discovered while using the hipppcamp's otherwise awesome ability to let you explore underwater!
Even though giving the rider Night Vision is a nice way to solve a tricky problem, it still feels a little hacky to me. The potion effect doesn't turn off right away, and it flashes the screen annoyingly when it does start to wear off (at least I think it's annoying). Writing code to turn it off immediately when you come out of water is kind of complex, and may result in turning off legitimate uses of Night Vision potions, so I haven't done it yet.
The main problem is that the Minecraft code is written in such a way as there's no easy, central place to change the code so that it provides the Night Vision effect, without also changing core Minecraft classes. For now, I'm avoiding changing core classes, just because it increases the likelihood that The Ultimate Unicorn Mod will break something when used with other mods. Things break often enough with other mods that don't play nice, so I want to make sure to play nice! :)
I'll keep thinking about it, and if I come up with a better way to let players see underwater, I'll jump at it. For now, though, this is a pretty good solution.
If you have any ideas, feel free to let me know in the comments!
Monday, September 28, 2015
The Hippocamp!
This past Saturday, Hippocamps arrived for Minecraft 1.7.10 and 1.8 in the latest version of the Ultimate Unicorn Mod (1.2.5).
This is what a hippocamp (or hippocampus) looks like:
The hippocamp is a magical horse breed that has the front quarters of a horse, and a fish-like back end. It is amphibious, and can be found on the beach and in water biomes. Even though it can move around on land, it swims better and can go quite fast in the water when it wants to.
Like any magical horse, you can tame a hippocamp and ride it! Unlike other magical horses, you can ride it just fine in the water, and even dive down into the depths of the ocean with it. And not only that, but if you're riding a tame one, he'll even keep you from drowning while underwater! Note that your air supply will drop down to half it's full amount, but it won't go lower than that (the hippocamp can't be expected to give you all his air!)
The hippocamp is able to breed with other magical horses, and can pass on his water breathing and fish tail traits. It is completely possible to get a magical horse that has a fish tail, horn, wings, flaming hooves, and large size (and even the cool ultimate unicorn hides). Hippocamps can also be named and given the skins and abilities of the custom unicorns you and others have made! Like this:
There are other new features in this update, like Spirit Trees and the Oracle.
So, what are you waiting for? Go get the update!
This is what a hippocamp (or hippocampus) looks like:
The hippocamp is a magical horse breed that has the front quarters of a horse, and a fish-like back end. It is amphibious, and can be found on the beach and in water biomes. Even though it can move around on land, it swims better and can go quite fast in the water when it wants to.
Like any magical horse, you can tame a hippocamp and ride it! Unlike other magical horses, you can ride it just fine in the water, and even dive down into the depths of the ocean with it. And not only that, but if you're riding a tame one, he'll even keep you from drowning while underwater! Note that your air supply will drop down to half it's full amount, but it won't go lower than that (the hippocamp can't be expected to give you all his air!)
The hippocamp is able to breed with other magical horses, and can pass on his water breathing and fish tail traits. It is completely possible to get a magical horse that has a fish tail, horn, wings, flaming hooves, and large size (and even the cool ultimate unicorn hides). Hippocamps can also be named and given the skins and abilities of the custom unicorns you and others have made! Like this:
There are other new features in this update, like Spirit Trees and the Oracle.
So, what are you waiting for? Go get the update!
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